• Question: How many different experiments have you done?

    Asked by keeta to Audra, Fiona, Gavin, Justin, Steve on 15 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Audra Benjamin

      Audra Benjamin answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      In my time, I have done hundreds of experiments but I’ve only used about 3 or 4 different techniques.

    • Photo: Fiona Hatch

      Fiona Hatch answered on 18 Mar 2012:

      I’ve used 4-5 different techniques to look at the heart. But I’ve done each of those experiments/techniques many many times. Science is all about making sure what you found is truly there, so you have to repeat some experiments over 3 times each to make sure that your results are real.

Comments

  • Photo: keeta

    keeta commented on :

    what were the experiments you did?

  • Photo: Audra

    Audra commented on :

    The standard experiment I do, is putting liquid into the lungs of rats and measure the volume of liquid before and after different chemicals are added. These chemicals either activates or blocks enzymes and channels. I’ve also done similar experiments on sheep. Away from my work on animals, I’ve grown cell and used antibodies to identify whether the cells had the channels I am interested in.